[IT소식] 소니 A99 마크2 발표 / Sony announces 42MP a99 Mark II with 5-axis stabilization

[IT소식] 소니 A99 마크2 발표 / Sony announces 42MP a99 Mark II with 5-axis stabilization

Sony has announced the a99 II, an 42MP A-mount SLT camera to mark the tenth anniversary of the Alpha series. It features 5-axis image stabilization and 4K video capture with no pixel binning. The camera will sell for $3200/€3600, body only, when it arrives in November.

The camera will be capable of shooting at 12 frames per second with AF/AE tracking and 8 fps with 'minimal' EVF blackout. It has 79 AF points on its dedicated PDAF sensor, which work in conjunction with 399 on-sensor PDAF points to create what Sony calls 'Hybrid Cross AF points.'  The system is able to focus down to -4EV.

The camera's 5-axis image stabilization is rated to 4.5EV by CIPA testing. Its shutter is rated to over 300,000 shots.

The camera's 42.MP sensor (most likely similar to the one found on the a7R II) uses BSI-CMOS technology with copper wiring for ultra-fast readout. The camera also has a newly-developed front-end LSI (processor) to cope with the speed of the sensor.

Body-wise, the a99 II is 8% smaller than its predecessor and is made of magnesium alloy. A newly redesigned shutter has a lifespan of 300,000 exposures. It has a large XGA OLED viewfinder with a magnification of 0.78x. A fluorine coating helps to keep fingerprints and oil off of the outer element. Its 3" (non-touchscreen) LCD display can tilt in 3-axis. The 'silent Multi-Controller' on the front of the camera now offers a click on/off feature. As with the a99, the Mark II has dual SD card slots. In an act of mercy, Sony has also redesigned the a99 II's menu system.

Video is, of course, also a big deal. The a99 II can capture 4K at 100Mbps (using XAVC S) with full sensor read-out and no pixel binning. A Super 35 option is also available, with 1.8x oversampling. A 'Slow and Quick' mode lets users jump between 1 and 120 fps at the push of a button. All of the capture tools you'd expect are available, including zebra patterns, time code, S-Log2 and S-Log3 profiles and 4:2:2 output over HDMI.

Kimio Maki VP of Digital Imaging Group said: the market is changing. The move is towards an increased proportion of enthusiast photographers, he said. These customers demand sensitivity, resolution and speed.

소니는 A99 마크2 모델을 공식 발표했습니다.

• 79개의 AF 포인트,

• 42.4메가 픽셀,

• 5축 손떨림 보정,

• 4K 동영상(픽셀 비닝을 하지 않는 풀 픽셀 리드아웃 / 35미리 포맷에 그대로 촬영)

• BIONZ X 화상처리 엔진,

• FE 렌즈군에 비해 폭 넓은 선택이 가능한 A 마운트 렌즈 

• 35MM 풀프레임,

• CIPA 기준 뷰파인더로 촬영시 390장, LCD 모니터를 보며 촬영시 490장을 찍을 수 있습니다. (A7 계열에 비해 긴 배터리 타임),

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• 0.51인치 전자 뷰 파인더,

• 2.95인치 Wide TFT 모니터

• 가격: 3,195 미국 달러

* 출처 : https://www.dpreview.com/news/5855300360/sony-announces-alpha-99-mark-ii